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Pope Francis
Kids get life lessons from pope, Italian comic on World Children's Day
Italian actor and comedian, Roberto Benigni, gave the closing talk for World Children's Day, underlining one thing adults can learn from children: "When children play...
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Pope Francis
Pope tells children joy is good for the soul, always help others
About 50,000 people gathered in Rome's Olympic Stadium to "kick-off" the church's first World Children's Day. Pope Francis, who established the day, said it is a...
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War & Peace
Be proud of your uniform, committed to peace, pope tells military
As people in the United States celebrate Memorial Day, Catholic members of the military are on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, with service members from 40 countries...
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Youth and Young Adults Ministries
Youth Ministry Congress emphasizes need to listen to young people
Some 300 delegates -- young people and leaders of young and young adult ministry -- from bishops' conferences around the world met outside Rome in late May.
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Pope Francis
Pope recognizes miracle needed for church's first 'millennial' saint
Pope Francis recognized the second miracle needed for the canonization of Italian Blessed Carlo Acutis, who wrote, "the Eucarist is the highway to heaven." When people...
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Vatican
Humility is the 'gateway to all virtues,' pope says
Pope Francis concluded his catechesis series on vices and virtues by discussing the virtue "at the base of Christian life," humility.
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Pope Francis
Pope says faith in China has been safeguarded by God
The Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome organized a conference May 21 in Rome to mark the 100th anniversary of the first and, so far, only Council of the Chinese...
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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Joseph Williams as Coadjutor Bishop of Camden
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Cardinal Tagle to Attend National Encounter for Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics in Indianapolis
Bishop Larry Silva has announced that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization, will be a special guest for the Asian and...
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Pope Francis
Turn conflict into cooperation, commitment, pope tells university leaders
On pilgrimage to places associated with St. Ignatius of Loyola, a delegation representing members of the board of trustees of Loyola University Chicago met with Pope...